Magic was blinded...... Worse is still to come, Nelson missed a breakthrough jumper, and Howard, who was eager to grab a rebound in the frontcourt, pushed Hayes, who was stuck in a favorable position, and received a second personal foul and was replaced off the court for a break. What the Magic fear the most is that Howard is plagued by fouls because they don't have anyone on the inside.

The game had just begun, and the veteran Foyle came on the field and sat on the inside. Foyle was slow, and he had no rebounds, no blocks, nothing.

As soon as Howard got off the court, Hayes immediately went to the low post to ask for the ball, and after receiving the ball, he turned to the middle and shook off Tony Barty for a jumper. 15 to 4.

Nelson, Carter, and Turkoglu took on the offensive load. But they struggled to break through the Bobcats' defense, and the 122 defense completely occupied the interior space, forcing the three to shoot from the outside.

Over the next few minutes, Carter played well under Mike Miller's defense, scoring six points, but the others weren't so lucky, with Turkoglou and Nelson hitting back-to-back irons.

Barkley laughed: "Last season, there were people who raised the theory of Turkoglou's first small preface, and today everyone can forget about it, he can't find a crosshair under Durant's defense. ”

Jamal Nelson, the other blacksmith for the Magic, is a controversial character. During this time, he saw himself as the leader of the Magic, missing five shots in a row and was blocked by Mike Miller when he made up the defense. Not to mention the playmaker, his task is to bring the ball to the frontcourt, break through his own attack or throw the ball to Carter and Turkoglou.

In Hayes' previous life, Nelson was named to the All-Star Game in 2009 but missed due to injury. But is his strength really qualified to be an All-Star?

In 2009, the Magic reached the Finals, and point guard Nelson returned early and was reused by coach Stan Van Gundy, which was precisely the "culprit" of the Magic's 1-4 defeat by the Lakers.

Coach Van Gundy led the Magic all the way to the playoffs to eliminate the defending champion Celtics and the favorite Cavaliers and lead the Magic to the Finals for the second time in 14 years.

Initially, the Magic, from the general manager to the owner, said that it was unlikely that Nelson, who would need two months to recover from an injury, would participate, but in the end, they decided to make a comeback for Nelson, who had not played for four months, with the dream of winning.

Whether Nelson can return is up to the club, but coach Van Gundy will have the command after his return. He averaged Nelson and starting guard Alston in the first game, and the Magic lost by 25 points. In Game 2, he deliberately compressed Nelson's playing time, and the Magic missed a layup in the last second before losing in overtime. In the third game, Alston played perfectly at home, and the Magic won by 4 points. In Game 4, Alston was inexplicably refrigerated again, and the crucial fourth quarter and overtime simply did not appear, and the reused Nelson failed to target the opposing Lakers guard Fisher, allowing the latter to shoot two key three-pointers in the last four seconds of the fourth quarter and the final critical moment of overtime. Alston expressed his displeasure after the game, saying: "I was very shocked, I couldn't explain it, I was neither injured nor asked to be taken off. ”

Nielsen's performance and stats are inferior to Alstom's. But in the fourth game, he played twice as much time as in the third. It undermined the "chemistry" that the Magic had previously built up in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Facing the Lakers is tantamount to suicide for the Magic.

Alston returned to the starting line-up for Game 5, but it was too late. The Lakers eventually defeated the Magic 4-1 to win the championship.

Nelson is an offensive guard, and the Magic organization offense actually relies on Turkoglu and Carter, I really don't know where Nelson is strong, he just shoots more accurately on the offensive end, but when it comes to the defensive end, the height of 183cm immediately becomes a colander, as long as the opponent jumps in front of him, he has to watch.

In 2005, the Magic challenged the 76ers away, and against Iverson, Nelson almost let Iverson break through and shoot at will as he usually practiced. By the end of the game, it was clear that Iverson had scored 60 points, thanks to Nelson's defensive prowess!

Now against the Bobcats, the essence of Nelson's defensive colander is unmistakable. Billups hit two straight three-pointers in front of Nelson. With 4:18 left in the first quarter, the Bobcats led by 14 points, 30-16.

The Magic asked for a timeout, and if they continued to fight like this, the Magic would lose shamelessly.

Stan Van Gundy replaced Carter for a break and brought on Redick. He understands that the Bobcats' bench is very powerful, so he must conserve the physical strength of the main player in advance and prepare for the second quarter to let the main player play early. But how to defend, he still doesn't have a good way. It is only possible to continue the joint defense.

At this time, the Bobcat also changed. Gerald Wallace replaces Mike Miller, George Hill replaces Billups and Landry replaces Bagnani.

D'Antoni changed his tactics and abandoned the "triangle attack" in favor of a double pick-and-roll. This is a new tactic that Bobcats have practiced in the team, and it works well. In the team's training, newcomers such as Rondo and Morrow used this tactic to win the veteran lineup composed of Billups, Camby and others.

"George (Hill), you take the ball across half court, give it to Chuck and then go to the baseline and get ready to cut inside, and Gerrard gives George no ball cover on the baseline. Karl (Landry) pulls up to the high post and gives Kevin an off-ball screen, and Chuck can choose to attack himself or pass the ball in the high post. D'Antoni took the tactics board and gestured to the players.

Hill's passing was poor, but the Bobcats didn't need him to play the offense, and the playmaker on the court was Hayes.

The race is on. Replaced Carter, the Magic's offense is also organized by Tekoglu, which is a bit difficult for Tekoglu, the success rate of the two inside singles is amazingly low, the outside line, Nelson and Redick's shooting is better, but they are entangled by the opposing player, and there is no chance. Turkoglu relied on cover to play and scored with a pull-up jump shot. 30 to 18.

Turkoglu felt like he had regained some touch and he was ready to go on this and help his team bite the score. Unfortunately, as soon as the Bobcat attacked, the Magic's defense line was immediately crushed.

George Hill brought the ball to the front court and handed it to Hayes, who ran out of the line. Then run to the bottom line according to the coach's arrangement. Hayes arched Tekoglu a few times with his back on the perimeter, observing the situation on the court. Gerald Wallace screened George Hill on the right baseline, and Hill shook off Nelson and went inside, while Landry covered Durant and drew the Magic's defense on the left side.

Hayes saw it all as he began to move at his feet, taking a step to the side and slotting the ball hard with one hand. Hill received the basketball and accelerated to the basket! 32 to 18.

The Magic's offense is still monotonous, and without Howard, the Magic's perimeter shooting percentage is reduced by at least 10%. Turkoglou passed to Nelson, who passed Hill and dodged Landry's rebound, and Hayes grabbed the rebound.

Hayes dribbled past Tony Barty and passed to Wallace on a fast break. Turkoglu and Redick returned to defend Wallace and Durant respectively, Durant received Wallace's pass and did not choose to attack strongly in the face of Turkoglou, passing the ball back to the outside, Hayes followed up in the middle and rushed straight to the basket. Turkoglu let go of Durant to cover Hayes from the side, and Hayes glanced behind him, took the ball with one hand, and took one step at a time, heading straight for the basket.

'Want to go hard? Come on! Tekoglu mustered all his strength, he had already made up his mind to foul the ball hard and not let Hayes score easily.

At this time, Hayes suddenly threw the ball like a hand slip and smashed it onto the rebound. As soon as Turkogru looked behind Hayes, he understood what was going on. Landry followed up from behind, caught the rebound ball with both hands, and scored in the air with a smash smash! 34 to 18.

Landry's momentum was too strong, he grabbed the basket in his hand, hung his body sideways and hung on the basket in a circle, beat his chest and roared after he landed, arrogant to the extreme! The Magic's two interior players on the court are not very athletic right now, so D'Antoni replaced Landry as a center in order to play against opponents.

Kenny Smith shouted with his mouth wide open, "This ball can be in the dunk contest, the Bobcats have already started to perform!" ”

"Hopefully there will be more ...... like this"

Barkley wasn't done yet. Turkoglu burst inside with the ball and threw in. Wallace grabbed the rebound, and this time, the fastest man on the fast break was Hayes. Wallace's long pass went straight to Hayes on the left.

Redick followed Hayes, and the difference in strength between the two was relatively large. Redick was ready to foul, but it wasn't just Hayes who went on the fast break, there was Hill on the right. Reddick was in the middle.

Nelson also caught up and saw the opportunity to make a steal from the side. Hayes picked up the ball with his right hand and went around his back to hand it to his left hand, and both Nelson and Redick were attracted to his move, and both moved to wrap Hayes at the same time, knowing that Hayes had not many options but a stop-and-go shot and a pass to Hill.

The two thought that Hayes would pass the ball, but they couldn't imagine what moves Hayes would use to pass and how fast he would pass.

Hayes' left hand was also behind him, and he received the ball and sent it to Hill on the other side, and Nelson watched the ball pass in front of his eyes, but his arm was too short to reach...... Hill received the ball and strode forward, jumped up, his body tense like a bow, and smashed the ball with one hand! 36 to 18.

Almost every newcomer to the Bobcat comes out and gets a chance to perform. Hill continues this trait. The fans in the audience were about to go crazy. Hayes provided back-to-back brilliant assists.

The Magic's offense is lackluster.

At this time, Stan Van Gundy regretted replacing Carter a little, was he hesitating to replace Carter again? After less than two minutes of rest, I switched back on. It's like people are proving that his on-the-spot adaptability as a coach is rubbish. Anyway, there is still more than a minute to end, and it is better to let the players on the field hold on.

This insistence is a bad thing. Redick misses an outside shot. Hayes grabbed another rebound. The ball was grabbed very easily, Tony Barty and Foyle were both scared of the Bobcats' fast attack, and when they saw that they were not stuck in position, they immediately withdrew to the backcourt defense, Hayes handed the ball to Hill, and the Bobcats fell into the positional battle.

Hill went to the front court and passed the ball to Hayes, and he ran to the baseline again, ready to repeat the old trick and cut through the cover from the baseline. Hayes broke through on his own under Landry's cover. He shook off Turkoglu and then dribbled the ball down the left side with the help of Tony Barty. Turkoglu let Landry chase Hayes from behind. He didn't trust Nibati to keep Hayes at bay.

Hayes stepped back and shook off the space and didn't shoot, but instead passed the ball to the perimeter. Durant ran to the left baseline to receive the ball, the defender has been replaced by Redick, and Durant relies on his height advantage to catch and shoot! The ball is in again! 38 to 18.

The Bobcats already led by 20 points in the first quarter! Hayes dished out 8 assists in a single quarter, and the home fans collectively chanted "Magic"!

(To be continued)